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What is the adjective for northern?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs norther, north, northernise and northernize which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

north
  1. Of or pertaining to the north; northern.
  2. Toward the north; northward.
  3. (meteorology) Of wind, from the north.
  4. Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by northbound traffic.
  5. (colloquial) More or greater than.
  6. Synonyms:
      7. northern, boreal, northerly, polar, northward, hyperborean, arctic, septentrional, Arctic, borean, hyperboreal, northbound, northmost, cold, frozen, northwardly, septentrion, far north, far northern, circumpolar, far south, Antarctic, far southern … more
  7. Examples:
      8. “On the north side of the mountain.”
northern
  1. Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north.
  2. (of a wind) Blowing from the north; northerly.
  3. (Britain) Characteristic of the North of England (usually capitalised)
  4. Synonyms:
      5. boreal, northerly, polar, hyperborean, northward, north, arctic, septentrional, septentrion, Arctic, borean, northmost, hyperboreal, northbound, frozen, cold, northwardly, far north, far northern, subarctic, circumpolar, far south, Antarctic, far southern … more
northerly
  1. Facing the north; directed towards the north.
  2. Located in a northern region
  3. Coming from the north.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. boreal, northern, polar, northward, north, arctic, hyperborean, septentrional, septentrion, Arctic, borean, northmost, hyperboreal, northbound, far north, far northern, frozen, cold, northwardly, circumpolar, far south, Antarctic, far southern … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “The northerly winds howled through the icy tundra, bringing with them a bone-chilling cold.”
northbound
  1. Heading or moving in a northerly direction.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. north, northern, boreal, northerly, polar, northward, hyperborean, arctic, septentrional, Arctic, borean, hyperboreal, northmost, cold, frozen, northwardly … more
northmost
  1. Furthest to the north; most northern.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. north, northern, boreal, northerly, polar, northward, hyperborean, arctic, septentrional, Arctic, borean, hyperboreal, northbound, cold, frozen, northwardly … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The rocks we were so near running upon were off the northmost isle, which we named the Island of Deceit.”
      “So, even though our northmost hive has a whole lot fewer bees in it, now we have a fifth hive.”
      “A wonderful, irreverent, lovingly-made wine from the beautiful hills in the northmost part of Cru Boutenac.”
northcentral
  1. Relating to the central part of a northern region
  2. Examples:
      3. “The Crim and Marble Forest sites are located in the prairie wetlands physiographic region in northcentral Iowa.”
northward
  1. Situated or directed towards the north; moving or facing towards the north.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. north, northern, boreal, northerly, polar, hyperborean, arctic, septentrional, Arctic, borean, hyperboreal, northbound, northmost, cold, frozen, northwardly, septentrion, far north, far northern, circumpolar, far south, Antarctic, far southern … more
northermost
  1. Synonym of northernmost
northly
  1. Synonym of northerly
northernest
  1. (proscribed) northernmost
northernly
  1. northerly
  2. Examples:
      3. “We began collecting data in the southernmost preserve and worked in a northernly direction among preserves.”
      “I was supposed to be helping with the annual sheep punding on this tiny, fascinating and most northernly island of the Orkney archipelago.”
      “The Dutch weather service KNMI uses the name of the Fladen Grounds, a slightly more northernly and deeper part of the North Sea.”
northernmost
  1. Farthest north.
  2. Examples:
      3. “By the end of September 1896, he had reoccupied the northernmost province of Dongola, roughly halfway to Khartoum.”
      “Until 400 years ago, the Ainu controlled Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan's four main islands.”
      “A good place to take one's leave from Hawaii is the northernmost island of Kauai and its spectacular Hanalei Bay.”
northwardly
  1. Having a northern direction.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. north, northern, boreal, northerly, polar, northward, hyperborean, arctic, septentrional, Arctic, borean, hyperboreal, northbound, northmost, cold, frozen, septentrion, far north, far northern, circumpolar, far south, Antarctic, far southern … more
northered
  1. simple past tense and past participle of norther
northering
  1. present participle of norther
northed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of north
northing
  1. present participle of north
northernised
  1. simple past tense and past participle of northernise
northernising
  1. present participle of northernise
northernized
  1. simple past tense and past participle of northernize
northernizing
  1. present participle of northernize
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